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Dutch Birthday

Hartelijk gefeliciteerd! - hear ('heartfelt') Congratulations! Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag - hear Happy birthday (informal) Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met Uw verjaardag - hear Happy Birthday (formal) Nog vele jaren - hear Many happy returns Nog vele jaren in goede gezondheid - hear Many happy returns in good health Een prettige dag gewenst - hear Wishing you an enjoyable day Wanneer ben je jarig? - hear When is your birthday? Wanneer is hij jarig? - hear When is his birthday? (de) verjaardag (het) partijtje (het) etentje hear birthday children's party (or ironical) festive dinner (de) kadootjes (de) taart (de) gebakjes hear presents cake one-person servings of cake de / het / 't hear (the) een, 'n hear - 2 (a, an) één hear (one) In Dutch, the English word 'cake' means something like Banana Bread. Hoe oud ben je geworden? - hear - 2 What's your age now? (careful!) numbers in Dutch Heb je veel kadootjes gekregen? - hear Did you get many presents? Heb je een verlanglijstje? - hear Do you have a wish list? een stukje taart - 2 taart met kaarsjes The Songs We Sing for men & boys Lang zal die leven, Lang zal die leven, Lang zal die leven in de gloria In de glo-ri-a, in de glo-ri-a Hiep-hiep-hiep hoera! Hiep-hiep-hiep hoera! hear (Let him live long,) (Let him live long,) (Let him live long 'in glory,') (in glory, in glory) (hip-hip hurrah!) (hip-hip hurrah!) Students of Dutch may rightly wonder about 'die' - the D is added to ease pronunciation. for women & girls Lang zal ze leven, Lang zal ze leven, Lang zal ze leven in de gloria In de glo-ri-a, in de glo-ri-a Hiep-hiep-hiep hoera! Hiep-hiep-hiep hoera! hear (Let her live long,) (Let her live long,) (Let her live long 'in glory,') (in glory, in glory) (hip-hip hurrah!) (hip-hip hurrah!) for men & boys Er is er een jarig hoera-hoera Dat kun je wel zien dat is hij. - point finger - Wij vinden het allen zo prettig ja-ja, En daarom zingen wij blij: Hij leve lang hoera-hoera, Hij leve la-ang hoera. hear (It's someone's birthday today hurrah-hurrah,) (It's easy to see that it's him.) (All of us think it's really nice,) (And that's why we happily sing:) (Let him live long hurrah-hurrah,) (Let him live long hurrah.) for women & girls Er is er een jarig hoera-hoera Dat kun je wel zien dat is zij. - point finger - Wij vinden het allen zo prettig ja-ja, En daarom zingen wij blij: Zij leve lang hoera-hoera, Zij leve la-ang hoera. hear (It's someone's birthday today hurrah-hurrah,) (It's easy to see that it's her.) (All of us think it's really nice,) (And that's why we happily sing:) (Let her live long hurrah-hurrah,) (Let her live long hurrah.)

You can also hear the songs and find sheet music on the Dutch teachers resource site Kennisnet;
the Dutch e-card service Kaartenhuis has instrumental versions of the songs.

The Dutch Family
Everyday Dutch Words Basic vocabulary for conversation and reading
Useful Words and Phrases for Travelers
Learning Dutch? (Lessons - Suggested Method)

On Pronouncing Dutch
Exercises: Pronunciation - Listening

see (and hear) also:
A Mixed Bag of Dutch Names and Words - Sailors and Ships of the 17th Century
Vermeer's World - Rembrandt - Old New York
NEW: Anne Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl
The Dutch in Sports
Names and 'Old' Spelling (with Samples)

Geographical: Names of Cities, Provinces etc. spoken
Hear Longer Dutch Texts: Poems and a Song - Short Stories

Hebrew Words in Dutch
English, Dutch and German Words from a Common Root

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the house

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